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As every science fiction fan knows, going back in time and altering the past can cause all kinds of problems. It's just as well that Marty McFly, the teenager who drives a strange car back from the 1980s to the 1950s, is quick-thinking enough to deal with the many awkward situations that time travelling can create - not least making sure his mother and father fall in love, to guarantee that he has a future at all - cheekily using his knowledge of what's going to happen to 'invent' skateboards and rock music along the way.

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